Kitchen-cabinet



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

S. W. TATE.

KITO HEN CABINET. No. 557,095. Patented Mar. 24, 1896.

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KITCHEN CABINET.

Patented Mar; 24, 1896.

Inventor.

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Attorn ey.

ANDREW EGRAHAM. PHO'l'O-WQWASHINGTDN. D C,

NITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

SAMUEL IV. TATE, OF ELBERTON, GEORGIA.

KITCHEN-CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 557,095, dated March24, 1896.

Application filed geptember 7 1895. Serial No. 561 ,810. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL W. TATE, of Elberton, in the county of Elbertand State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Kitchen-Cabinets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to an improvement in kitchen-cabinets; and itconsists in certain novel features of construction and combinations andarrangements of parts, as hereinafter set forth, and pointed out in theclaims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of akitchen-cabinet embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a sectional view,and Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are detail views.

A represents the cabinet, made preferably of sheet metal, and providedin its upper portion with a series of bins a for the reception of flour,meal, &c. The upper ends of the bins are normally closed by a cover 1)common to them all, and at their lower ends said bins havedischarge-openings, as at cl (Z cl. Each bin is provided with a falseinclined bottom 6 adapted to direct the contents of the bin toward theback of the same and prevent said contents from spilling through theoutlet-openings cl. Heretofore it has been the custom to solder thefalse bottoms of the bins to the walls of the cabinet; but it has beenfound in practice that such manner of securing the false bottoms inplace is very ineifectual and in many cases they have become detached orbroken under the weight of the contents of the bins. In order to obviatethis defect, I attach the false bottoms in the manner shown most clearlyin Fig. 3. The upper edge of the false bottom 6 is bent to form avertically-disposed hook f which interlocks with a similar hook orflange g on a strip or flange h, which strip or flange is bent aroundthe lower edge of the front of the cabinet. A strip of metal or othersuitable material h is preferably secured to the free edge of each falsebottom and to the sides of the cabinet. The upper edge of the strip h ismade to form part of a hinge, as at z, for a door j adapted to close theoutlets of the bins.

The free edge of the door j is made with a flange j, adapted, when thedoor is closed, to overlap a bead It on a strip 7c.

The lower portion of the cabinet is divided into suitable compartmentsfor the reception of various articles, and these compartments arenormally closed by means of a door 1, the upper edge of which, whenclosed, being disposed under the projecting flange j of the door j. Alock m is secured to the doorj, and the bolt of said lock projectsbehind the strip 7c. From this construction and arrangement of parts itwill be seen that a single lock serves for fastening both doors j and Z.v

The cabinet is supported on legs n, preferably of wood. A plate isstamped to form a socket 0 and an annular tro ugh p. The broad flattenedupper end of each legn is inserted into the socket 0 of each plate, sothat the trough will surround the leg. The legs with the troughs thereonwill then be placed in position under the cabinet, the upper ends ofsaid plates having a broad bearing against the bottom of the cabinet. Abolt q is then passed through each leg, plate, and the bottom of thecabinet, and provided at its upper end (within the cabinet) with a nutr, the head of the bolt resting on the floor or other support. Thetrough p is intended for the reception of water, oil or other materialto prevent insects from reaching the interior of the cabinet.

My improvements are very simple in construction, comparatively cheap tomanufacture and are effectual, in all respects, in the performance oftheir functions.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination in a kitchen cabinet having a bin, of a false bottomin said bin, said false bottom having a hook-shaped upper edge, a stripor flange on the body of the cabinet bent around the lower edge of aportion of the cabinet and havinga hook-shaped portion inwardly foldedto receive the hookshaped edge of the false bottom and a door hinged tothe upper outer edge of said strip for closing the outlet of said bin,substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with a kitchen-cabinet having openings therein, of astrip between the openings, two doors adapted to close the openings, onehavinga flange to overlap said strip and also the free edge of the otherdoor, and a lock on the first-mentioned door so disposed that its boltwill project behind said strip, substantially as set forth.

The combination in a kitchen-cabinet having bins with outlets at theirlower ends and having compartments beneath said bins, of a strip betweenthe outlets of said bins and said lower compartments, a dooradapted toclose the outlets of the bins and having a flange to overlap said strip,a door adapted SAMUEL W. TATE.

\Vitnesses:

R. S. FERGUSON,

A. TERRY.

